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Initiate Cloud Resource Access Requests and Approvals Directly from Slack

Enable users to request, view, and manage access to cloud resources directly from Slack.

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Solution Brief

Slack is the collaboration platform that brings teams together, providing channels, messaging, and integrations to enhance productivity and streamline communication across organizations.

Integration Overview

Apono’s Slack integration lets users request, view, and manage access to cloud resources directly within Slack. Users can request multiple resources at once, specify permissions to resources, and provide justifications – reducing reliance on tickets or separate portals. Historical requests are searchable, giving teams full visibility and accountability.

Approvers – including admins, resource owners, or managers -can monitor requests, receive notifications, and approve or deny access in real time from Slack, maintaining a clear audit trail. With Just-in-Time (JIT) and Just-Enough-Access (JEA) provisioning, access is granted only when needed and automatically revoked, reducing over-privileged accounts, minimizing security risks, and improving operational agility.

By bringing context-driven access management into Slack, Apono streamlines workflows, shortens time-to-access, and enforces consistent, policy-driven access – empowering users and approvers to manage access safely and efficiently.

Use Cases

JIT and Just Enough Access

  • Provision real-time access to your cloud resources via Slack.
  • Ensure right-sized permissions and enforce strict controls on access provisioning to cloud resources.
  • Minimize unauthorized access risk and reduce the blast radius of security breaches.

Operational Efficiency

  • Eliminate manual access requests and ticketing delays by automating access workflows for engineers.
  • Reduce coordination overhead between DevOps, security, Data Engineers, and engineering teams with self-service, policy-driven access.
  • Accelerate time-to-access for developers while ensuring security teams retain full oversight and control.

Risk and Compliance

  • Achieve Zero Standing Privilege by reducing over-privileged and unused permissions by over 96%.
  • Simplify audits with detailed reporting, anomaly detection, and full access logs.
  • Protect sensitive customer data (PII, PHI, PCI) from unauthorized access.
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Integrate Slack with Apono in 3 easy steps

Just three simple steps are all it takes to enable Just-In-Time access with Just Enough permissions to your cloud resources via Slack.

01

Connect Apono with Slack

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Create a workflow
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Request access

Discover why teams around the world trust Apono and Slack to deliver fast, secure, and compliant access management right from their Slack workspace.

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Initiate, approve, and revoke access requests directly in Slack

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Automate and centralize access to cloud resources with Apono policies

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Teams

Teams Integration – ChatOps Approve/Deny Workflow

Utilize Apono’s Teams integration to empower end-users to request on-demand access to resources via Slack, and provide approvers with an intuitive approval process

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that combines chat, video conferencing, file storage, and application integration into a single workspace. It is part of the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity tools and is designed to facilitate communication and collaboration among teams and groups within organizations.

Just-in-Time (JIT) access involves assigning permissions to users or systems in real-time as needed, rather than maintaining continuous access. This strategy is frequently employed in cybersecurity to reduce the risk of security breaches by restricting unnecessary access. It aligns with the principle of least privilege (POLP), emphasizing that users should only have the minimum access levels required to fulfill their tasks.

Use Cases

Developer JIT Access

  • Limit access to the minimum required permissions and implementing strict controls on when those permissions are granted, JIT access helps enhance overall security. This proactive approach reduces the risk of unauthorized access and potential security breaches.
  • Integrate JIT access with your incident response plan. In the event of a security incident, having the ability to quickly adjust access permissions can be crucial for containing and mitigating the impact.
  • Utilize JIT access with your identity management systems. This integration streamlines the process of aligning access permissions with changes in user roles, making it more efficient and less prone to errors.
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Secure Break-glass Access

  • Manage break-glass access, balancing the need for emergency access with the imperative of maintaining robust security measures.
  • Implement robust logging and monitoring systems to track and record break-glass access events.
  • Dynamically grant only the permissions needed for the task at hand to prevent costly mistakes in production and downtime.
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Automated Access

  • Escape the frustration of ticket fatigue and the time-consuming nature of manual provisioning through the implementation of automated access flows.
  • Embrace innovation to revolutionize your workflow, saving time and resources, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring a secure access management system.
  • Automate your access control and witness a transformative shift in permission allocation within your organization.
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Benefits

Create on-demand Access Flows using Teams

With Apono you’ll be able to create dynamic Access Flows that grant permissions with high granularity and full audit, using a simple intuitive process

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Self-Service Access Requests

Amplify employee productivity through the implementation of an efficient system that empowers individuals to seamlessly discover, request, and obtain access to essential resources in a matter of minutes. This transformative approach not only expedites operational efficiency but also cultivates an environment characterized by heightened agility and responsiveness.

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Time-Restricted Access

Rather than providing access for an indefinite duration, consider implementing a more strategic approach by opting for time-bound access provisioning. This nuanced strategy involves assigning access permissions for a specified and predetermined period, enhancing the control and security of your access management practices. By adopting time-bound access, your organization gains the flexibility to align permissions precisely with the temporal requirements of specific tasks or roles.

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Frictionless Automation

Tailor your organizational workflows by introducing customized automation to systematically and seamlessly enhance identity processes. This strategic initiative aims to optimize the efficiency of discovering, managing, and securing user access within your system. Through the implementation of these tailored workflows, your organization can achieve a more refined and responsive approach to identity management, fostering precision and accuracy in handling user access.

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Just-In-Time Permissions

Empower your development team by implementing a sophisticated access management strategy that involves the judicious granting of temporary, just-in-time permissions tailored specifically to the task at hand. This approach ensures that developers receive the precise level of access required for their immediate objectives, promoting a fine-tuned and secure access control system within your organizational framework. By embracing this nuanced strategy, you not only enhance the agility and productivity of your development processes but also minimize the potential risks associated with granting prolonged or unnecessary access.

How Apono works in 3 steps

Three easy steps are what it takes to create Just-In-Time and Just Enough
permissions for everyone with access to your cloud assets and resources.

01

Connect Apono to Teams

Automatically visualize all available resources.

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Create a workflow
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Request access